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The ocean – with its amazing biodiversity – offers many more organisms for scientists to discover and develop new medicines. Scientists have extracted chemicals from corals and sponges that fight some of the worst infectious bacteria and many other micro-organisms, seaweeds, snails and crustaceans are proving very beneficial in the search for new medicines. The nature of living…
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The outdoor sector has always recognised the importance of keeping people physically safe, but mental health is now rightly receiving the same level of attention. Whether leading a mountain expedition, instructing a paddle sport session, working at an outdoor centre or supporting colleagues behind the scenes, outdoor professionals can find themselves responding to someone experiencing
Updated June 2026. How should you perform CPR on a drowning casualty? It’s a different protocol from the ‘normal’ CPR method. Watch our video or read the step by step guide below. How To Perform CPR on a Drowning Casualty in 10 steps: A few points to remember about drowning: Drowning is when your lungs
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Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection contracted from leptospires that exist in the urine of mammals such as rats, cattle, sheep and dogs. Rats are considered the main agent of infection as they urinate as they run, marking their territories as they go. The leptospires from the urine can then be picked up by humans if
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Defibrillators or AEDs are life saving devices that are now commonplace in our communities and workplaces. We use AED trainer devices on all of our courses and often get similar questions from our course participants. We’ve therefore put together this list of 20 of the most common questions to help explain and understand these life
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Around 1200 people die every year in the UK as a result of asthma. In this blog we will explain what asthma is, how to recognise the signs and symptoms and how it can be treated in a first aid setting. Asthma can’t be cured, but its symptoms can be controlled. It’s important to note
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 First aid acronyms explained – the acronym CARE is used when talking about the management of blood loss discovered when carrying out a circulation check as part of the first aid incident procedure.  An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation, created from the initial letters of a phrase or a word. The first aid
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The benefits of gardening are not limited to fresh air and exercise but are also great for your mental health too. However, in our enthusiasm to tackle a big gardening job or our determination to get things finished, injuries often occur. Â Here are our top tips for first aid for gardeners for dealing with or
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Updated March, 2026 Everything you need to know about ticks, tick removal, and Lyme Disease. Why should we be concerned about ticks? Ticks are small arachnids that feed on the blood of birds and mammals, including humans. They may carry a range of pathogens (bacteria, viruses, protozoans etc) that are then transmitted to the host
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People working in forestry industries should attend forestry first aid training that includes additional topics relevant to the higher risks and remoteness of their work. In addition, the Forestry Commission in England, Natural Resources Wales and Forestry and Land Scotland require contractors working on their land to have additional and specific elements in their first
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